April 2010 Saturday AM Soundbytes

Below is a sampling of what was said in this mornings session along with photos courtesy of bycommonconsent.com:

" we call upon the members of the Church to reach out to the new converts or to those making their way back into the Church, surround them with love and to help them feel at home."

President Thomas S. Monson

"We've done a very well in distributing the authority of the priesthood... but distributing the authority of the priesthood has reached ahead of distributing the power of the priesthood.  The priesthood does not have the strength it should have and it will not have it until it is firmly fixed within the family as it should be."

President Boyd K. Packer

"The ability to receive and act upon revelation is the single most important skill that can be acquired in this life

President Julie B. Beck

"For prayers to be efficacious they must be in harmony with the plans of heaven.  It is as important to be guided by the Holy Spirit in prayer as it is to receive answers by the same Spirit.

Bishop Keith B. McMullin

"The saints leaving Nauvoo learned that hope does not depend on circumstance.  The true source of hope is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and in his infinite atonement."

Elder Wilford W. Anderson
"Make sure they (your daughters) know that keeping covenants is the safest road to eternal happiness"

Elder M. Russell Ballard

"Parents, brothers and sisters, grandparent, aunts and uncles are made more powerful guides and rescuers by the bonds of love that are the very nature of a family"

President Henry B. Eyring